Leopold:
- Aldo Leopold was an author, scientist, ecologist, and an environmentalist. He was very influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement of wilderness conservation. If it were not for his push for this, the environment would be much worse than it is today. He has a foundation named after him that sets out to raise awareness for the environment.
Douglas:
- Marjory Douglas was a writer, feminist, and an environmentalist. She wrote the book called "The Everglades: River of Grass", which is her most famous piece of writing. It defined the popular conception of the Everglades as a treasure of Florida, rather than a useless and worthless swamp. The excerpt from her book that was included in the Reader was very interesting, and although I had previously visited the Everglades and had an appreciation for it, this made me realize just how special it is. Overall to was a great excerpt and I would love to read the entire book.
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